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MA Abbreviations
Clinical Procedures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| HX/hx | History |
| HTN | Hypertension aka high blood pressure |
| AMA | Against Medical Advice |
| PO/po | By mouth |
| ac | Before meals |
| Pt | Patient |
| hs | Hour of sleep/Bedtime |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| QID/qid q.i.d. | 4 times a day |
| Kg | Kilogram |
| MG/mg | Milligram |
| DX/Dx/dx | Diagnosis |
| BPM | Beats per minute |
| R/O | Rule out |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| TID/tid/t.i.d. | Three times a day |
| SOB | Shortness of Breath |
| TPR | Temperature, Pulse and Respiration |
| STAT/Stat | Immediately |
| pc | after meals |
| W/O (or written s with a line over it) | Without |
| SL | Sublingual |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| CA | Cancer |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| MVA | Motor Vehicle Accident |
| PCN | Penicillin |
| pc | After meals |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| PRN | As needed |
| ML/ml | Milliliter |
| LMP | Last menstrual period |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| PT | Prothrombin time |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| N/V/D | Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| BID/bid/b.i.d | 2 times a day |
| w/ (or written c with line over it) | With |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| CVA | Cerebral Vascular Accident |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| K+ | Potassium |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |